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A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the gradual breakings out of Gospel…A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the graduall breakings out of Gospel…
A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the gradual breakings out of Gospel grace from Adam to Christ are clearly discovered, the differences betwixt the Old and New Testament are laid open, divers errors of Arminians and others are confuted, the nature of uprightness, and the way of Christ in bringing the soul into communion with himself ... are solidly handled / by that faithful servant of Jesus Christ, and minister of the Gospel, John Ball ; published by Simeon Ash.A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the graduall breakings out of Gospel grace from Adam to Christ are clearly discovered, the differences betwixt the Old and New Testament are laid open, divers errours of Arminians and others are confuted, the nature of uprightnesse, and the way of Christ in bringing the soul into communion with himself ... are solidly handled / by that faithfull servant of Jesus Christ, and minister of the Gospel, John Ball ; published by Simeon Ash.
London: printed by G. Miller for Edward Brewster, 1645
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Also God will have men always to tremble before him, and by his terror to be persuaded from sinning, 2 Cor. 5. 10, 11. and therefore he reserveth to himself entire the punishment of sin, that men might always fear before him, Matth. 10. 28. Luk. 12. 4. The omission of punishment after the publication of the Law, doth detract somewhat from the authority of the Law, with the subjects: God therefore willing to show mercy to the creature fallen, and with all to maintain the authority of his Law, took such a course as might best manifest his clemency and severity, his hatred of sin, care to stablish the Law, and tender compassion towards them that had gone astray. And hereby the love of God towards them that are spared is the more illustrious, that he spared them, who rather then he would not punish sin, would give his only begotten Son to die for sin.
Also God will have men alwayes to tremble before him, and by his terror to be perswaded from sinning, 2 Cor. 5. 10, 11. and therefore he reserveth to himselfe entire the punishment of sin, that men might alwayes feare before him, Matth. 10. 28. Luk. 12. 4. The omission of punishment after the publication of the Law, doth detract somewhat from the authority of the Law, with the subjects: God therefore willing to shew mercy to the creature fallen, and with all to maintaine the authority of his Law, tooke such a course as might best manifest his clemency and severity, his hatred of sin, care to stablish the Law, and tender compassion towards them that had gone astray. And hereby the love of God towards them that are spared is the more illustrious, that he spared them, who rather then he would not punish sinne, would give his only begotten Sonne to die for sinne.